Radiator Archive - Show Us Pics of Your Rads Please (BUSES)

jp · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:50 am Post subject:

Fixed

tracktony · Initiate Jedi Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 44

thanx will post see if you think if it will be ok
some pics of mine tonight

RatCamper · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:59 pm Post subject:

My setup. There is also a long scoop in front of the rad which comes down about as far as the bottom of the rad. Unfortunately the photos of that are on a currently dead computer. For now you can see the rad, some hoses and the crappy blockoff plate I fabricated.

tracktony · Initiate Jedi Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 44

jp · Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 12:20 pm Post subject:

I had a manual overide on the fans and left them on permanently and it still overheated on warm days without the heaters blasting out... I think moving nearer the front is your best bet I'm not sure if the issue with this set up is that the lack of anywhere for the air to flow behind the rad (though this would be no different to a car set up) or the fact the scoop was so far back or the rad was a bit crap.. probably a combination of all 3... when it was up front with the air going straight through it it was fine.

It seems between the chasis rails with a decent sized rad and a scoop (see Elusive Stanger's set up) is well proven or if your up for a bit work try and fit it behind the front panel !
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tracktony · Initiate Jedi Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 44

right i,m now going to get the garage to stick the small radiator with the scoop infront of the beam where the po had it on his old bus and another rad in the rear opposite side to the battery or i have a subaru radiator which i could fit in between the chassis rails is this worth trying as i,m not doing it my self and paying a garage to do it

tracktony · Initiate Jedi Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 44

tracktony · Initiate Jedi Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 44

thrown some images on imageshack to show what radiators and positions i want to put them in

panel · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:08 am Post subject:

Is everyone using a single core for their busses? Anyone running a dual core? I know Berrie is running a Golf 3-core.
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southcoastcruiser · Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:27 am Post subject:

vw rabbit 1

one at each side

72panelvan · Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 3:51 pm Post subject:

Just gave my new rad set up a good trial down to cornwall and back. It's two vw T4 rads ran side by side, completely flat, with a scoop directing air above. Took a bit of head scratching to fit it in as it's wider than the chassis rails, but the rear mounts detach so that the scoop can be removed and the inlets at the rear of the rads just fit in where the chassis rails taper out.

The fans are two universal fans, 10", which are very lightweight - for this size of rad area they struggle a bit. When I let it idle - they took around 1:45 to take to switch off (10 degree step on the rad mounted fan switch) but I haven't stopped and heard them running at all and, compared to the fans I used on my last set up ( a single T4 rad with 2 T4 fans) they hardly have any effect on the alternator.

I fitted a new waterpump ( I read that the newer pumps had a more efficient impeller) and a new blue tank cap ( again, I've read that the black caps pressure release can go/release pressure early) and the combination meant the van was flying along lovely, sat at 88-90 on the dial most of the time and then a little more on the hills. Expansion tank level was very settled.

Next job is to take it all off and get it powdercoated! Was in a hurry to get it ready for cornwall last week so just didn't have the time.

Also fancy trying a thermostatic oil cooler? From what I've read on the yank vw diesel site the oil temps are what drives the temps on hills.